3–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 13-3-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	3
MTL	0	0	0	2

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on November 15, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Nov 15, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G

3 shots · 12:33 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:43 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

2 A

2 shots · 14:13 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

21 Shots on goal 36

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

6 Hits 16

6 Blocked shots 3

4 Takeaways 3

6 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 14.3% (3/21) MTL shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-7-1 (60% win rate, 20 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 13-3-3 (68% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-7-1 (60% win rate, 20 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 13-3-3 (68% win rate, 19 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Simon · Oates 21:16

L2 Hunter · Juneau · Bondra 12:33

L3 Miller · Berube · Bulis 8:26

L4 Gratton · Zednik 4:47

D1 Johansson · Witt 24:23

D2 Cote · Housley 17:27

D3 Tinordi · Klee 11:33

D4 Gonchar 7:52

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Recchi · Bure 23:42

L2 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Koivu 17:27

L3 Brunet · Savage · Bureau 10:09

L4 Thornton · Bordeleau · Tucker 8:25

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 22:14

D2 Manson · Quintal 15:16

D3 Rivet · Popovic 13:01

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on November 15, 1997?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 3, Canadiens 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 13

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 13

Also on November 15, 1997

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